prorated
Example Sentences
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Void years are fake years added to a contract solely to spread out prorated bonuses over a longer period—to put off the team’s financial hit for a player.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The new deals typically add void years and convert salary into signing bonus that is prorated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
If too many people want out at once, investors get back a prorated amount of the redemptions they requested.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
But even factoring in a special $15 dividend, prorated over, say, three years, Costco’s dividend yield would only amount to 1.1%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
I asked, unaware that this was the first official time of so many to come when I’d receive the prorated orphan discount.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
